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Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 10 months ago

Does the way you say 'France' rhyme with 'pants' or 'aunts'? How the Australian accent is changing

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Does the way you say 'France' rhyme with 'pants' or 'aunts'? How the Australian accent is changing

Zagorath@aussie.zone to

Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 10 months ago

Australian voices really aren't what they used to be. Linguists and ABC presenters weigh in on the changes to Aussie voices and the death of the ABC accent.

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As far as I’m aware, that pronunciation of aunts is never used by Australians.
- eatham 🇭🇲@aussie.zoneM
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  I pronounce it like that

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